March 11, 2024 Pilbara Minerals signs offtake agreement with China’s Sichuan Yahua Pilbara to supply spodumene concentrate from the lithium miner's Pilgangoora operation in Western Australia.
March 11, 2024 China’s big policy meet offers little to excite commodity bulls The National People’s Congress failed to deliver gains in the prices of key commodities like iron ore and copper.
March 11, 2024 Iron ore price tumbles on persistently weak fundamentals in China Property market in China, the largest steel consumer, has been hit hard by a debt crisis.
March 11, 2024 China Copper seeks to acquire overseas mines amid tight supply, chairman says A lack of rich copper resources at home has driven Chinese companies to hunt elsewhere.
March 10, 2024 Global copper smelters less active in first two months of 2024 An average of 11.5% of copper smelter capacity monitored by Earth-i was inactive during January and February.
March 10, 2024 Copper price soars to 7-month high on Chinese plans to cut output China's biggest copper smelters have agreed to a symbolic cut in loss-making production, without specifying volumes and timing.
March 8, 2024 Column: Booming CME contract a sign of aluminum’s Atlantic drift Activity on the CME's aluminum contract has shifted up several gears in recent months.
March 8, 2024 Column: Nickel rout is energy-transition warning for West Western governments could mimic Indonesia by granting tax holidays to critical minerals operations.
March 8, 2024 Copper fees plunge close to zero in test for China’s smelters China’s copper smelters are at a critical juncture after fees for processing imported ore collapsed to single figures.
March 8, 2024 China coal group says peak demand imminent as clean power grows Coal is being displaced in the power sector due to a surge in wind and solar additions last year, says the China National Coal Association.
China pledges to control steel output during 2026-2030 period In the first 11 months of 2025, China's crude steel output fell 4% from a year earlier. December 27, 2025 | 08:20 am
